Taco soup...crockpot style

I saw a video the other day from crockpot girls for a taco soup! It looked so yummy! So today while wondering what to make, well that came to mind! I made a few adjustments and have no idea the outcome but here is what I did!
I ground two pounds (I doubled the recipe) of beef and I added one pack of taco seasoning.



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Four cans on beans, two pinto, one with chili sauce and one navy(I didn't have the forth can of pinto. Recipe called for two cans pinto and two cans pinto with Ranch.). I didn't see the pinto with Ranch so I adapted)



I added 3 cans diced tomatoes





Two cans drained corn



I used salsa (had to get this, it has frogs)




And the recipe said ranch package, but since I am allergic to MSG, I found this. It has Ranch and bacon, so we will see.



I'm going to cook all day-looks more like taco chili!




Will service with two kinds of chips, cheese and sour cream!

I'll update tonight how yummy or not!:)


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Breakfast in a Crockpot?

It all started on facebook, I saw a post about oatmeal in a crock-pot and I went hmmmm, that sounds interesting.  I have children who wake up and the first thing normally out of their mouths is "I want food" &  "Can I eat" and this is normally accompanied by crankiness and whininess.  So the thought of having a hot breakfast right away was very appealing.  So I researched recipes.  And found this one first.
It was from Mommy's Kitchen.  Sounded good and the other recipes look great too.  But it called for Steel Cut Oats...what on earth was those.  The are not as processed or pressed.  So the hunt began.  Finally I found them at Earth Fare.  About $5 for the box.  But I may get about 4-5 meals from this box.  Finally night time came, I got the crock pot clean and got everything ready.  Then I realized that this recipe called for a water bath cooking in the crock pot.  I thought really...so I researched again and found and an Alton Brown recipe.  So I put it all together and have oatmeal this morning.  Isaiah had a bowl and a half, and AnQuenette ate most of her's (I gave her more than she really eats) and she had raisins in hers.  Robby won't touch it but he just doesn't eat oatmeal  at all.
I thought this is so great there must be more you can do, and by George there is!!  These web sites had breakfast crock1-pot recipes.
http://www.thatsmyhome.com/slowcooker/breakfast.htmhttp://oldfashionedliving.com/brunch2.htmlhttp://www.wittyliving.com/recipes/crockpot/crockpot-breakfastrecipes.html




























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